Three Cheers for Zippered Tote!

I’ve wanted to make a red, white, and blue purse for awhile and finished this just in time for Memorial Day! The original pattern was Charm Party Tote, a tote that was open at the top.

Zipper Charm Tote Exterior

However, I wanted this to function more as a purse, so I added a zipper.

Zippered Charm Tote Top

The bag has fusible fleece on the interior and exterior, and features some light quilting. I am going to experiment with using different combinations of fusible fleecing for the lining to see if I can find one that makes this less bulky. The outside uses 24 charm squares, and then I used the leftover squares to make the pockets.

6 thoughts on “Three Cheers for Zippered Tote!”

I’m sewing a lot for animal welfare projects ❤ . For a long time now I have been looking for an inset zipper like the one you showed.
You had planned to post a description of how to make this inset. Have I missed it?

I would be really, really grateful for a little hint on how to make it so I can add it to my oilcloth bags for the animal welfare auctions 🙂 .

Sorry it took so long to reply back. I looked at the Japanese tutorial and it is not the same as what I did either. I will try to put something together on this in the next few weeks and get it posted. It’s pretty easy to do!

I really look forward to your tutorial since I sew a lot of oilcloth bags for our animal welfare auctions. I tried the Japanese tutorial and it nearly drove me crazy 😉 .
I’d be really glad to learn an easier way 🙂 .

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